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Intensive English 1
Week 1
Online session 3
Unit 1: Getting help

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Unit 1: Getting help

Session 3 communicative objective

• By the end of this session, you will be able to talk about

chores and daily routines.

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 House chores
 What can you see in these pictures? Describe them.
a b
Warm up

What about
you?
Who does
these chores
in your house?

6 minutes
c d
whole class

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 How do you feel about chores??
Answer the question below.
Pre
production 1
How much do you like or dislike doing these
chores? Rate the chores.

1 – I hate it.

2 – I don’t like it.

6 minutes 3 – I don’t mind it.

whole class 4 – I like it.

5 – I love it.
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 How do you feel about chores??
Production 1

• Work in pairs.
• Ask each other about your ratings.
• How do you feel about …? Why …?
• Take notes and be ready to report the information you got.

1 – I hate it.

2 – I don’t like it.

3 – I don’t mind it.

4 – I like it.
8 minutes
5 – I love it.
groups 5
 How do you feel about chores?

Report something you have learned about your partner.

Feedback
I talked to …
He/she says he/she …

1 – He/She hates …
2 – He/She doesn’t like …
3 – He/She doesn’t mind …
4 minutes 4 – He/She likes …
5 – He/She loves…
whole class

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 What do you do every day?
 Answer these questions.

What activities do you do every day? What are some things you don’t do?

Tell us when (day), what time, why, where.

 Example:
I don’t walk my dog every day because
it’s big and strong. I need help from
my brother, so we take our dog to the
park on the weekends only.

4 minutes
Pre production 2
whole class 7
 What do you do every day?
• Look at the list of activities in the table.
Production 2 • Choose three activities that you do every
day and three that you don’t do every
day.
• Say when (day), what time, why,
where.

A: I talk on the phone every day.

B: What about you?

8 minutes A: I don’t watch much TV. I don’t like it.

pairwork
B: Really? Why not?

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 What do you do every day?

Feedback
Now, tell the class what you do
every day.

Tell us what your partner does

every day, too.

6 minutes

whole class

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 Chores
Do you do these chores? Are they easy or difficult to do? Why?

Lead-in

I sometimes cook with my

brother. It is easy because
5 minutes we help each other and we
like the same dishes.
whole class

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 My routine
?
• Ask and answer the questions in the box. • What time do you wake up?
Pre
• What time do you get up?
production 3 • What do you have for
breakfast?
Do you wake up early every day? • How do you go to work? By
What time do you wake up? bus?
• Where do you have lunch? At
home or at work?
• Who do you have lunch with?
• What do you do after work?
• What time do you get home?
6 minutes • What do you do before you
go to bed?
whole class • When do you have classes on
campus?

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 My routine
Production 3

• Work in pairs.
• Ask and answer the questions from the note • What time do you wake up?
• What time do you get up?
pad.
• What do you have for breakfast?
• Expand on your answers. Ask follow-up • Who does the shopping at home?
questions. • Where do you have lunch? At home
or at work?
• Who do you have lunch with?
• What do you do after work/class?
• What time do you go to bed?
• What do you do before you go to
bed?
• When do you have classes?
• When do you review your English
lessons?
8 minutes

pairs 12
 My routine
Tell us about your partner’s routine:
Feedback
“Roy wakes up at 5 every
morning. He likes to …”

4 minutes

whole class

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 Questions about chores
 Use these wh-words to make as many questions as you can about the chores.
Washing the dishes Example:
When do you wash the dishes?

Paying the bills Example:

How do you pay the bills?

6 minutes
Pre production 4
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 Questions about chores

• Work in pairs.
Production 4 • Ask and answer questions about chores.
• Use Wh questions.

Chores
washing the dishes
cleaning the windows
working in the garden
A: Do you wash the dishes?
8 minutes paying the bills B: Yes, I wash the dishes every day.
doing the laundry A: What time do you wash the dishes?
pairwork B: I wash the dishes at around 8 p.m. after dinner.
doing the shopping A: Why do you wash the dishes in the evening?
cooking the meals B: Because I study all day.

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 Questions about chores

Feedback Ask and answer some questions about chores here.

6 minutes

whole class

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Summary
Now I can…
 talk about chores and daily routines.

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Preparation for
next class

Study units 2 and 3.

Do Grammar Practice component exercises.
Work on the Enrichment Practice component.

Study the Use of English file.

Check out the Practice Resources folder.

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Sources
 https://thenounproject.com/
 https://www.shutterstock.com/
 https://dictionary.cambridge.org/es/diccionario/ingles-
espanol/credit
 http://iteslj.org/questions/movies.html
 English Discoveries Student platform

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